How many Army/Marine Forward Observers died in Vietnam?

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Truman sent advisors in 1950, while the French were still in charge. Eisenhower sent more advisors to Vietnam, up to 900. Kennedy increased the number of advisors to 16,000. Johnson sent combat troops, reaching over 500,000.

Contact your old unit (unless it has been decommissioned) and ask for "Unit diary excerpts" detailing who was also in your unit when you served. In that we're talking 44 years, it may be difficult to get these records. Persevere!

All personnel receive a Form DD-214 (Separation document) at discharge. It will detail all overseas duty, disciplinary action, decorations, clearance, etc. If your man cannot produce that DD-214 then he is probably not telling the truth.